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Sunan Ibn Majah 3173

Chapter: Mentioning the name of Allah when slaughtering

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3173

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ،

‏‏{إِنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ لَيُوحُونَ إِلَى أَوْلِيَائِهِمْ}‏ قَالَ كَانُوا يَقُولُونَ مَا ذُكِرَ عَلَيْهِ اسْمُ اللَّهِ فَلاَ تَأْكُلُوا وَمَا لَمْ يُذْكَرِ اسْمُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ فَكُلُوهُ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ‏‏{وَلاَ تَأْكُلُوا مِمَّا لَمْ يُذْكَرِ اسْمُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ}‏

It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas:

“And certainly, the Shayatin (devils) do inspire their friends (from mankind).” [6:121] He said: “They used to say: ‘Whatever the Name of Allah has been mentioned over, do not eat it, and whatever the Name of Allah has not been mentioned over, eat it.’ Then Allah said: “Eat not of that over which Allah’s Name has not been pronounced.’” [6:121]

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3173).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( مَا ذُكِرَ عَلَيْهِ اِسْم اللَّه فَلَا تَأْكُلُوا ) أَيْ تَعْظِيمًا لِاسْمِهِ وَتَأَدُّبًا مَعَهُ وَكَانُوا يُوَسْوِسَونَ إِلَيْهِمْ أَنَّ مُقْتَضَى التَّعْظِيم أَنَّهُ لَا يُؤْكَل مَا ذُبِحَ بِاسْمِهِ تَعَالَى.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3173
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 3173
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3173

Verses cited

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